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New Scientist environment reporter James Dinneen joined researchers on a descent into a cave in Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, part of their efforts to identify palaeofire signals in the fire-prone forests of the Pacific Northwest
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Searching for the future of wildfires in 2-million-year-old caves

Stalagmites formed in caves hundreds of thousands of years ago preserve a record of how fires behaved the last time Earth鈥檚 temperatures were as high as today

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Stalagmites at Oregon Caves National Monument

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What ancient stalagmites can tell us about life on a hotter Earth

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Some wildfires are growing twice as fast as they did two decades ago

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Environment

Can sensor technology stop a wildfire before it starts?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Canadian Press/Shutterstock (14481302b) A wildfire burns in northern Manitoba near near Flin Flon, as seen from a helicopter surveying the situation, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Mba-Wildfire, Flin Flon, Canada - 14 May 2024

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Is North America set for another bad wildfire smoke season?

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Deliberate fires are responsible for half of the land burned each year

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Life

Suppressing wildfires is harming California鈥檚 giant sequoia trees

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Wildfire smoke may be deadliest effect of climate change in US

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Health

Wildfire smoke is reversing decades of progress on clean air

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Environment

Ash from wildfires may fuel the growth of plankton in the ocean

Wildfires can deposit large amounts of ash into the oceans, and experiments suggest that this material could boost the growth of phytoplankton in seawater - but the impact on other wildlife is not yet known

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Wildfires made worse by plants starting to grow earlier in the year

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Technology

Smoke-spotting AI watches live video to find early signs of wildfire

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Environment

Canada’s wildfire emissions this year have doubled the annual record

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Environment

These are the five most shocking climate records this week

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